Greeting card



June 18, 1935. QLACKWELL 2,005,493

GREETING CARD Filed Sept. 10, 1954 Patented June 18, 1935 PATENT OFFICEGREETING CARD Evaline Blackwell,

Los Angeles, Calif.

Application September 10, 1934, Serial No. 743,353

4 Claims.

5 produce an attractive missive but also make one that will be and canbe made useful by the recipient and kept as a useful article after thegreeting period. To this end, I prepare a dainty handkerchief in amanner to become a mailing greeting card.

Reference will be had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is aplan of the handkerchief, a type of which will have a fancy border ofany desirable pattern, preferably of lace indicated by I. The main bodyof the handcrchief is indicated by 2 on which the dotted lines 3indicate the preferred folding lines whereat folds will be made informing the handkerchief to mailing shape.

Figure 2 is a plan of the back side of the missive or card when foldedfor mailing.

Figure 3 is a plan of the front or address side ready for mailing.

The main body 2 will be heavily starched or treated in some like mannerthat will stiffen it to a condition approximating a paper. Thisstiifening matter is to be of a quality that will be readily soluble andadapted to be washed out in the procedures of the laundry. On the insideface of the center portion 4, there will usually be printed a greetingstatement of some preferred character and on the back side of the cornerthat is to be folded over as the outside flap, there will also beprinted or written as desired, another expression suiting the wishes ofthe sender.

The printing is done with ink that is readily soluble in the samelaundry procedure that washes out the sizing of the main body of thehandkerchief.

The border I may or may not be sized or stiffened, suiting the wishes ofspecial cases but usually it will also be sized.

After the handkerchief has been sized and printed as desired, it isfolded on the lines indicated by 3 or any other suitable formation asdesired bringing the back to appear as in Figure 2 wherein theoverlapping corner is indicated by 5 and the end corners are indicatedby 6. Christmas or other seals 1', are secured adhesively to those flapsmaking an appearance simulating an envelope, the front side of which isshown by 8, Figure 3. By folding as indicated the lace or fancy marginappears on the front as ornamental corners, 8. The postage stamp isindicated by 9. The form shown is the preferred one but other foldingmay be had involving this principle.

What I claim is:

1. A mailing card composed of a handkerchief 5 having an ornamentalborder of different texture from the main border, the body of thehandkerchief being stiifened by sizing such as starch and the like ofsoluble quality adapted to be washed out by laundering, the said sizingtreatment con- 10 verting the handkerchief to simulate a paperconsistency of light card board stock, a greeting expression impressedon one side of the sheet and other expressions and address on the otherside; the sheet thus formed folded upon itself to sim- 5 ulate a mailingenvelope, the corners of the sheet as folded overlapping each other andsealed down by ornamental seals such as Christmas seals and the like.

2. A mailing card in the form of a mailing envelope composed of a normalcloth handkerchief stiffened by soluble sizing to simulate a stilfquality paper and having greeting expressions impressed thereon with ahighly water soluble ink, the sheet thus formed folded upon itself tosimulate a mailing envelope with the corners of the handkerchief asfolded overlapping each other and adapted to be sealed together withsmall adhesive seals and seals adhesively securing the said cornerstogether.

3. A mailing card composed of a handkerchief the body of which beingstiffened by sizing such as starch and the like of soluble qualityadapted to be washed out by laundering, the said sizing treatmentconverting the handkerchief to simulate the consistency of light cardboard stock, a greeting expression impressed on one side of the sheetand other expressions and address on the other side; the sheet thusformed folded upon itself to simulate a mailing envelope.

4. A mailing card composed of a handkerchief the body of which beingstiffened by sizing such as starch and the like of soluble qualityadapted to be washed out by laundering, the said sizing treatmentconverting the handkerchief to simulate a paper consistency of lightcard board stock, a greeting expression impressed on one side of thesheet and other expressions and address on the other side; the sheetthus formed folded upon itself to simulate a mailing envelope with meansfor sealing the folded ends to closure of envelope form.

EVALINE BLACKWELL.

